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Benchmark#4:TopicVocabulary

DueDate:May10,2016

Directions:
Usingyourresearch,determine(find)vocabularywordsthatpeoplewouldneedto
understandinordertolearnaboutyourtopic.Afteryouhavefoundthesewords,followthese
steps:
1) Writethewordinthelefthandcolumn
2) Findapictureonlineofyourvocabularyword
3) Createadefinitionfortheword,INYOUROWNWORDS!

Example:
HIghlightedinyellowisaddedinformation
Phalanx

Inbattle,Greeksoldierswouldcreatea
phalanxbyhavingalargenumberof
soldiersmakearectangle.Greek
soldiersoftenuseddoryspearsand
shieldsinthisformationtostop
attackers.

Yourworkgoeshere:
VocabularyWord

PictureofVocabularyword

trenches

Definition(YOUROWNWORDS
TheEgyptiansusedlongthinditchesto
buildtheirpyramids.
Thisconnectstoour
topicbecauseweresearchedabout
pyramidsandtrencheswereusedto
buildthem.

Earthenware

TheEgyptiansusedpotterytostore
grainsandfooditemsandtoholdwater.
Thisconnectstoourtopicbecause
furnitureandpotteryresearchwillhelp
usdesignahotellobbybasedonancient
egypt.

Sustenance

Tokeepsomeoneorsomethingin
continuationoftheworld.Thisrelatedto
EgyptbecauseEgyptianshadbeliefs
abouttheafterlifeandtheybelievedthat
thedeadneededtonegotiateadealin
theunderworld.Ifthedealwas
successful,theyrerequiredtoprovide
eternalsustenancefortheirspirit.

Astronomy

Sciencethatinvolves,space,stars,and
planetsisallastudyofsciencecalled
Astronomy.ThisconnectstoEgypt
becausetheywouldusethestarstobe
alignedthepointofthepyramidthat
allowedthepharaohtogototheafterlife.
Itwassuperimportantforthepyramids
tobelocatedunderthestars,

innovators

TheEgyptianswereinnovatorsthey
cameupwithnewideasandproductsto
helpthemlivebetterandeasier.For
instance,theyinventedboatstoget
acrossthesea.

monuments

Theegyptiansbuiltstatuestohonor
Pharaohorgodsandgoddesses.
Theyalsobuiltpyramidsastombsfor
pharaohsandtotalktothegodsand
goddesses.

archaeologists

Someonethatstudieshumanhistory
throughdiscoveryandexplorationof
remains,structuresandwritings.The
Egyptianswerearchaeologistsinorder
tobuildpyramids.

Mummification

TheEgyptianshadaprocesstopreserve
deadbodiesforafterlife.Theywould
takeouttheorgansofthepersonand
thentheywouldwraptoiletpaperaround
thebody.

Polytheistic

Theyancientegyptianswerepolytheistic
whichmeanttheybelievedinmanygods
becausetheyweretheonesthat
controlledtheenvironmentaroundthem..
Thisconnectstoourtopicbecause
believinginmanygodswasanother
reasonwhytheancientegyptiansbuilt
pyramids.

BaandKa

Theancientegyptiansbelievedina
humansoulwasmadeupoffiveparts:
theRen,the
Ba
,the
Ka
,theSheut,and
theIb.Also,theybelievedthatwhena
persondiestheirsoulmightsurvive.

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